I remember a thread similar to this, a long long time ago, I think. Like, the last time I went to the Warped Tour (because that's what I posted about.) Either way, that was talking about concerts in general. This will be where you post about the last concert you went to. Please do not just list the bands you saw; give us some details of the show, like how the crowd, bands, or venue was. Anyhoo, without further ado...

Last night, I went to "The Summer Of Ska" show in Portland, OR, featuring the bands Westbound Train, Suburban Legend, Big D and the Kid's Table, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and Catch 22. I got to go, because my cousin had an extra ticket; his girlfriend was supposed to go with him. She's missed three shows this way. He didn't make me pay for it either, because he said it would've gone to waste anyway. He also bought me a couple drinks while we were there. He's also on the Reel Big Fish street team, and at this point in time, he knows a lot more about the scene than I do. He's a pretty awesome cousin, eh?

Anyhoo, this was the first show that I'd been to in a year that wasn't in an actual bar (although there was a bar at the back of the hall, and there was a bar just around the corner in the same building.) We primarily stayed in the 21 and over section in the back, because it was less crowded, and so we could get drinks if we wished, I guess.

We missed Westbound Train, because my cousin was waiting for his friend to come. I could've gone in and watched them, but my cousin didn't seem worried about seeing them, and I'd never heard of them, so I didn't really care either. We were more worried about seeing Suburban Legend, which were up next. I think I'd heard a few songs by them prior to the show; they sound to me a bit like Reel Big Fish. I like them a lot. They had like these choreographed moves on stage, and they ended their set with "Under The Sea," too, which I thought was pretty rad. For Big D and the Kid's Table, we went with my cousin's friend to look for food, because we weren't really too worried to see them, either (another band I'd never listened to, although I'd heard of them.)

We got back for Voodoo Glow Skulls. I'd owned an album of theirs before, but I guess I didn't really care for it, because I couldn't understand the lyrics, and the songs kind of bleed into each other, although I liked them a lot better live. They looked kind of like a motley crew (not the hair band, stupid). Kind of bizarre to watch. My favorite part of their set was the beginning, when the lead singer was wearing a luchadore mask. Their one guitarist wore glasses, and had shaved all but the very front of his head. He's my hero (no wait, John Flansburgh is my hero...) Anyhoo, they left, and Catch 22 came on. I'd owned an album of theirs too before, but hadn't been impressed with it either. I didn't like the singer, or something. However, the guy who primarily sang tonight sounded a lot better than the guy on the CD. My cousin told me their old lead singer left them, but that I'd probably heard them after he'd left. I dunno, though... we were listening to his new band's CD, and that sounded a lot like him.

In any case, Catch 22 were fun. I liked how the trombone player would look like he was singing, or playing his trombone a lot, but I could not hear him if he was. He was funny; just kind of stood around off to the side when he wasn't playing. I liked him. Heh. I also thought that their guitar and bass player looked really young. Like, 15 year olds. Maybe it was because the guitarist in particular was really small, and because they stayed in the background the entire time, when I'm used to the guitarists being the front men in bands. *shrug*

Anyhoo, my favorite part of the show was probably Suburban Legend.

Wuv, Yer Mom